The Land of Mist - Couverture rigide

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1849024324 ISBN 13 : 9781849024327

Editeur : Benediction Classics, 2011

Synopsis

The 'Land of Mist' is the third novel in Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Professor Challenger' series. The first was written in 1912 and is entitled 'The Lost World', describing an expedition to a plateau in South America where dinosaurs still survive. Then in 1913 he wrote 'The Poison Belt', describing a disaster as the earth passes through a cloud of poisonous ether. Finally, in 1926 'The Land of Mist', which is heavily influenced by Doyle's growing belief in Spiritualism after a number of his close relatives died. It is therefore seem as semi-autobiographical, Challenger and Conan Doyle both grieving men and both interested in Spirituality.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859. Sent off to boarding school, he cut his teeth as a story-teller amusing his schoolmates with tales and writing letters home to his mother.He practiced medicine and, in 1900, volunteered as a medic in Africa during the Boer War - he was later knighted for his service. Doyle lost a son, two brothers in law, and two nephews to the Great War. He is remembered for the Sherlock Holmes stories and his novel The Lost World.

Présentation de l'éditeur

""What was it? They could not tell themselves. They only knew that the black shadows at the top of the staircase had thickened, had coalesced, had taken a definite, batlike shape."" In this gem of science fiction, the heart-stopping adventures of Professor Challenger, the protagonist, make for the kind of exhilarating reading one expects from Doyle.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Benediction Classics
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849024324
• ISBN 13: 9781849024327
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 204
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible